Tired of miles of black text on a white page? Or of trying to awkwardly squeeze images in between tons of words? Or of documents always being...ugly?

Put simply, InDesign is the new MS Word - the standard-bearer for creating professional documents, and a prerequisite for many jobs and opportunities. Much more than a word processor though, InDesign is a full publishing suite that allows powerful creation of a variety of print documents like brochures, proposals, postcards, fliers, and even entire books - and provides full integration with the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and Illustrator.

While powerful, the software can also be very intuitive once you know a few basic tips, tricks, shortcuts, and best practices - especially if you're already a little familiar with other Adobe products. That said, you certainly don't need to be a professional designer to start using InDesign and adding that extra bit of shine to your documents, no matter what your career path.

 
Jake decided to offer this class after seeing dozens of friends who were well-versed in Illustrator and Photoshop, but had rarely if ever touched InDesign before. He finds with learning any new tools that the first 10% is 90% of the work - so to this end, this class will be a rapid, hands-on, practical (but fun!) introduction to the software. He'll also include general design pointers helpful for single-page and multi-page print media, and will tailor the class based on a pre-class survey to gauge everyone's existing experience.

As in all pariSoma classes, snacks and beverages will be provided! Check out other classes we offer on our webpage.

About your Instructor

Jake Levitas is a designer with a couple generations of journalism in his blood and a soft spot for editing and page layouts since he was Editor-in-Chief of his high school newspaper in North Carolina. Since then, he has been laying out, editing, and designing pages and documents for nearly a decade in a variety of roles and positions. Jake currently serves as Research Director at Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, a local art and technology nonprofit, where he designs and produces print and web media on a regular basis.